Sunwing B738 near Helena on Mar 16th 2014, severe turbulence injures 2 flight attendants
Last Update: March 17, 2014 / 23:26:44 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Mar 16, 2014
Classification
Accident
Airline
Sunwing Airlines
Flight number
WG-559
Departure
Edmonton, Canada
Destination
Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
Aircraft Registration
C-GDZE
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
Passengers reported the flight attendants were just doing in flight passenger service, the fasten seat belt signs were illuminated, when the aircraft encountered severe turbulence for about 90 seconds causing a cut on the heads of one flight attendant, the other flight attendant fell to the floor.
A replacement Boeing 737-800 registration C-FTOH positioned from Toronto,ON (Canada) to Helena and resumed the flight reaching Puerto Vallarta with a delay of 11 hours.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Mar 16, 2014
Classification
Accident
Airline
Sunwing Airlines
Flight number
WG-559
Departure
Edmonton, Canada
Destination
Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
Aircraft Registration
C-GDZE
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
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